By virtue of attending St. Michael’s School (Ingoldisthorpe, Heacham & Hunstanton) you are a member of the Old Michaelian Association (OMA). Our Membership is solely about our Shared Past, unique Experiences & Friendships, whether we see each regularly, occasionally, or infrequently. We can share Anecdotes, Do you remembers, I wonder where and what so and so is doing, Did you hear abouts, etc..      We have an active and thriving, active Association but we have one insurmountable problem – that since the school closed in July 1969, we have no NEW “Old Michaelians” (OMs). So, what we have, we must hang onto, if we wish the Association to continue to exist. We are still in touch with over 150 OMs and what is now a very small number of former teachers and other staff. We are very fortunate to be able to boast that OMs still meet regularly in October, some 78 years after the school was founded and 55 years after it closed. In the past there was a membership subscription to cover the costs of producing and sending out newsletters, etc., but now that most of us have email addresses we are able to send things out without any cost. To stay vibrant the OMA, we need your support and please don’t worry of you haven’t been in touch or come to a Reunion for some while – you will always be welcomed and, hopefully, be pleasantly surprised when you do and that you will enjoy yourself. So, DO please get in touch with Ruth Chilvers, our Treasurer & Membership Secretary, or any committee member, and consider coming to our next Reunion which is at Heacham Manor Hotel over the weekend of 26th/27th October. Her email address is mr.chilvers85@gmail.com THE OMA IS YOURS/OURS, PLEASE DON'T LOSE IT BY NEGLECT Reunions I'd like to remind you all about how important Reunions are. We might not, initially, recognize each other, as some of the old boys have lost their hair or have extremely wide partings and some have put on a little weight. As for the girls, we are as beautiful as ever! This has to be seen to be believed, so please make an effort to join us. It is wonderful to meet the same faces every year but we would like to see more OMs “make the pilgrimage”. It really is good fun and, of course, none of us has actually aged at all.....that is from a distance of at least 500 yards!!!!!! Please do come along, even if you haven’t been for a while. Rachel Gunter (Revised, the original was written by Rachel some years ago)